Nicole

Nicole meaning

Nicole is a Christian girl's name of Greek origin (via French).

Victorious over the people

Also used to mean: victory of the people

Nicole is the French feminine of Nicolas, the name that gave English Nicholas. It goes back to Greek Nikolaos, which Strong's Concordance builds from nikos, 'victory', and laos, 'people', and translates 'victorious over the people'. A famous bearer of the root name is St Nicholas of Myra, the fourth-century bishop behind the Santa Claus story. Nicole itself took off in France in the Middle Ages and spread worldwide in the twentieth century. In India it is used mostly in Christian families; the Bengaluru-born model Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win Miss Earth, in 2010.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G3532 · entry Nikolaos · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G3532, Nikolaos (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Nicole (name) · Wikipedia, Nicole Faria

Famous namesakes

• Nicole Faria, Miss Earth 2010
• Nicole Kidman, Australian actor

Popularity abroad

• #383 United States, girls 2025 (down 64 from 319 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #412 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Nicole · Nichole · Nicol

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